"Furthermore, our head attendant acted very tactfully, because it is dishonorable and offensive for us to receive any material thing as a reward for service. It lowers us to the servile standard. If merited, the reward or gift which is appreciated and looked for is an honorable promotion in points to a higher degree. In fact, there are no gifts given to anyone, except children." The Congressman then replied, "First, from what I have observed of your ways of life, it looks to me as if you Martians live a regimented existence; we earth people have liberty, and are free. I want to be frank with you. I am somewhat confused. Do you use no money at all on your planet? How do you measure value and what medium of exchange have you? That same butler, or your cook, how does he measure the value of his labor and service? And how do you measure it and what do you give them in exchange? You Martians must have some medium of exchange to give your people, a strong incentive to do good, honest work and service, to excel, to improve, to research, and to invent so that they can benefit and better their conditions of life. "They must need enough money to insure their future independence and to protect them and their families in their old age. With what do you purchase necessities and luxuries? We on Earth get the intensive desire to earn, and accumulate money or capital. This desire is a strong driving power which incites us to do good work or service, to invent new and necessary improvements, and to make scientific discoveries. We do all this for gain and profit in moneys and capital, which we save, invest on interest, in property, or in other profitable or risky enterprises, and even speculate with on the future development or increase in value of our investment. We even gamble on chances to win. Most of us try to gain honestly and legitimately, but a great many of us attain gains otherwise. We are like squirrels with their animal instinct for putting away for a rainy day. "I am also curious to know, what kind of a life system you people had in the remote past, and by what process was it developed to its present standard?" Sun-Rank Banard answered, "After I get through giving, and showing you an account of our life now, I will answer your last question. Let's look at this question of money first. The squirrels and other animals have the right instinct, and we here have copied them. They, in time of plenty, reserve and store away food. But this is food necessary for their body consumption, not gold, silver, copper, or paper money for which they have no use. They cannot eat or cover themselves with it. Neither do they defy the laws of nature, like the few of you on Earth, who control and monopolize your natural resources and productions to the exclusion of the rest of you.